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BMC FootPrints Service Core vs Infraon Desk comparison

BMC and EverestIMS are both solutions in the Help Desk Software category. BMC is ranked #28, while EverestIMS is ranked #41. BMC holds a 0.7% mindshare in HDS, compared to EverestIMS’s 0.3% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of EverestIMS users who would recommend it.
BMC FootPrints Service Core
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100% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

BMC FootPrints Service Core and Infraon Desk are competing in the service management solutions category. Infraon Desk seems to have the upper hand with its comprehensive features and flexibility, appealing to businesses seeking advanced functionalities.

Features: BMC FootPrints Service Core offers customization capabilities, task automation, and system integration options. Infraon Desk includes robust analytics, IT asset management, and incident management, offering an extensive feature set beneficial for organizations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: BMC FootPrints Service Core provides a straightforward deployment process with extensive customer support. Infraon Desk is noted for its cloud-based deployment model, offering flexibility and rapid implementation, appealing to businesses seeking speedy and scalable setups.

Pricing and ROI: BMC FootPrints Service Core offers a lower initial setup cost with a favorable ROI over time, emphasizing cost-effectiveness. Infraon Desk may demand higher upfront investment but promises superior long-term ROI through its advanced features and operational efficiencies. The choice between cost-effectiveness and feature richness is crucial.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

BMC FootPrints Service Core
Ranking in Help Desk Software
28th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
31st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Infraon Desk
Ranking in Help Desk Software
41st
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
39th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of BMC FootPrints Service Core is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infraon Desk is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CW
Supports the convergence of ticket management, IT, and customer services
I would give this product a rating of 8 out of 10 because it's a good system and it meets most of our requirements. It still has a lot of space to improve because the service desk function is changing all the time. This solution has to continually be innovative. It should also generate more user-friendly reports utilizing a collaborative framework. Additionally, I would tell anyone looking at similar solutions to first figure out their most important requirements. Then compare their requirements with the function of the ITMS to ensure compatibility. While at the same time they should look ahead at future requirements such as the cloud configuration, along with other vendor capabilities before making a decision.
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KB
Helps us monitor customer ticket SLAs and enables us to understand why SLAs are missed and to improve our processes as a result
There are a lot of predefined reports but we asked for a lot of changes. The problem is that every organization has its own processes and needs. As a result, we had to do a lot of customization on the reporting. The reporting is okay, but it doesn't give you reports that make you say "wow," like you might see from a tool like MRTG or PRTG whose reports give you a good feeling. The detailing is not there in the Infraon Desk reports and there are no graphical elements in them. The reporting is slightly weak and needs to be improved. It should become a more graphical presentation of information. It's much more jazzy when you present something in a PowerPoint rather than a Word document. If the system is capturing a lot of data about certain parameters, I should have the option to generate a report based on all those parameters in any permutation and combination. That kind of flexibility is needed. The reports do help us to analyze and understand things at the customer level, but they could be better. Something that is missing is predefined dashboards. I would expect to see dashboards with some parameters that are predefined.
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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Implemented system-wide process for approving and tracking "employee move" requests for over 15,000 employees."
"We have found the reports and the lockdown on a ticket valuable, so only one person can update issues."
"I think the most important feature is the ability to receive valuable ticket status support in a timely manner with little to no downtime interruptions."
"The discovery feature is very flexible."
"Having a one stop shop for linked assets and tickets has improved end user adoption and led to a reduction in phone/email tickets."
"It is stable and its technical support is good and quick."
"I like the fact that FootPrints is a relational database, so every item in the database can be linked to another. This helps create history and audit trails for each CI."
"I have used Tier II BMC support a few times. They were very responsive and recreated my environment in their lab to support me."
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"There are a few dashboards and they are helpful because, in our organization, we have different groups of people who need different kinds of dashboards... as head of network operations, I need a top-level view. I want to see how many calls are open and how many calls are pending, on average, and some trend analysis. Whereas a manager in my team might like to see slightly more detail."
"Infraon Desk is very flexible in nature and can be customized for my needs. The fact that I can customize it the way I want is the best part of the tool for me."
 

Cons

"The mobile version of this product does not support asset management."
"We need more customizable reporting functionality. We could also use more collaboration of service desk tickets. This will allow for two departments to share the same information, track the progress of the total task scope no matter how complex the request is."
"It would be nice if they added the ability to go directly to a form via a deep link URL."
"Reporting could be improved along with the option to create more fine tuned reports and to create specific fields for each type of ticket."
"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. The reporting part in the version we have is a little complicated. It takes too long to build and report. It would also be better if there were another way to manage notifications."
"It is pretty clunky and not very intuitive. Even though I have used it for many years, I don't think it is a very good ITSM platform in general. In the telecom space, a lot of telco providers use this solution, but from my perspective, it is not very user friendly. It is a bit more laborious. There are still too many human touchpoints. There can be a little bit more automation. It would also be good to integrate it with other tools. Integration is quite difficult, especially in the telco space."
"The workflow should be made to be more user-friendly. It should also have more granular scalability."
"The pricing could be a little lower and the product should cover more iTel versions."
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"The reporting is okay, but it doesn't give you reports that make you say "wow," like you might see from a tool like MRTG or PRTG whose reports give you a good feeling. The detailing is not there in the Infraon Desk reports and there are no graphical elements in them. The reporting is slightly weak and needs to be improved."
"Better connectivity and integration with more collaborative platforms would be helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our costs are well over $250,000."
"The licensing for FootPrints is a perpetual license with an annual support fee."
"Cost was on par with other service desk products, and well below Remedy, while still being a BMC product."
"This solution has good pricing."
"The price of this solution is reasonable and it was well within my budget."
"The pricing model is very competitive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Government
16%
Educational Organization
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Also Known As

FootPrints Service Core
Everest Service Manager
 

Overview

FootPrints Service Core integrates IT service and asset management for end-to-end business services, and it's easy to install, use, and support. With configurable capabilities that streamline service delivery, FootPrints improves customer satisfaction and IT's reputation with your business users.
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With its light-weight codes, Infraon DESK can not only integrate with any existing tools in your datacenter, but also act as an Umbrella Manager for managing all your supporting IT tools on a single unified dashboard.

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Sample Customers

Cast & Crew
Airtel, BSNL, Cloudnine, D-Vois, Geojit, Indian telco
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